2 Samuel 20:20

New International Version

“Far be it from me!” Joab replied, “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!

Cross References

Luke 10:29

But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Job 22:18

Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.

Job 21:16

But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.

2 Samuel 23:17

“Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.

2 Samuel 20:10

Amasa was not on his guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab plunged it into his belly, and his intestines spilled out on the ground. Without being stabbed again, Amasa died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bikri.

2 Samuel 20:19

We are the peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”

2 Samuel 20:21

That is not the case. A man named Sheba son of Bikri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Hand over this one man, and I’ll withdraw from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “His head will be thrown to you from the wall.”